Nearly one in five UK adults have experienced family disputes due to a lack of conversations about inheritance planning, with a quarter believing that avoiding these discussions could lead to future conflicts,...
An investigation by the Pensions Ombudsman’s Pensions Dishonesty Unit (PDU) has resulted in a £5.2m repayment order for trustees found personally liable for breaching their duties and facilitating pension liberation arrangements. Trustees...
BBC soap Eastenders has featured a pension scam storyline with a long-running character, 61-year-old Jean Slater, who is scammed into transferring her pension into a “high return investment” after receiving what she...
Half of UK DC savers worry they can't save enough for retirement, with concerns about pension contributions and retiring "with dignity," while younger generations show strong interest in automated savings solutions, according...
DB scheme trustees should consider more than just price when selecting an insurer for buy-in or buy-out, according to Hymans Robertson's new paper. According to the paper, as schemes go towards buy-out...
Broadstone has surpassed its sustainability target by saving over 17 tonnes of CO2 emissions through energy efficiencies and donating outdated IT equipment to the Turing Trust for educational use in developing countries,...
To date, Muslim savers have only had a limited choice of investment options for their workplace pensions. However, a number of providers are now expanding the range of Sharia-compliant investments available to...
ESG investment strategies have become increasingly sophisticated, with funds now tailored to a range of investor preferences. While most of these focus on sustainability issues — many investors also want to see...
Pension Credit claims have risen by 145 per cent since the announcement of means-testing for the winter fuel payment. About 150,000 Pension Credit claims were received by the DWP in the 16...
Benefex has acquired employee benefits business Vebnet from Standard Life for an undisclosed sum. Under the terms of the transaction, Standard Life and Benefex will enter into a strategic partnership with flexible...
